More than 100 people made their way through a line for a community potluck organized by the Haines Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored by Chilkat Forever and the American Bald Eagle Foundation on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Just a few minutes after the doors of the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood Hall in Haines opened, more than 80 people were in line for food.

Many had walked in with their…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...